By J.Y. Mortimer
#41 Andrew Abbott, LHP is 7-2
On June 1 turned 24 years old.
• This afternoon is making his ninth Major League appearance and start…will be his first appearance vs the Giants…in 3 starts during the day went 1-0, 1.86.
• In his first 8 career apps stopped team losing streaks of 4, 2 and 3 games…in 5 starts overall following losses is 3-1, 1.15.
• Since 1912, when earned runs became an official statistic in the National League, his 1.21 ERA was the second-lowest by a Reds pitcher after 6 career starts
(LHP Tom Browning, 0.95, 1984-85)…courtesy @EliasSports.
• In his seventh start, on 7/7 at Mil, allowed 6 earned runs in 4.1 innings, his shortest start of the season…allowed 5 runs total in his first 6 career starts and 37.1 IP.
• In his 4-3 win on 7/2 vs SD recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts, tied for the most by a Reds pitcher this season (Nick Lodolo, 4/8 at Phi)…following consecutive
1-out singles in the first inning retired 15 consecutive batters…allowed only a solo HR to Ha-Seong Kim, his final batter…left leading, 2-1, but was the victim of
a blown save when Fernando Tatis Jr. tied it with a solo HR off Lucas Sims.
• Is 1 of only 4 Reds pitchers since 1893, when the mound was moved to its current distance, to begin his career with 4 or 5 wins without a loss in his first 5 career
starts (Mel D. Queen, 4-0 in 1967; Pat Zachry, 4-0 in 1976; Santo Alcala, 5-0 in 1976)…courtesy @EliasSports.
• Since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893, is the only Major League pitcher to begin his career with 3 consecutive scoreless starts of at least
5.0 innings…@EliasSports.
• Began his career with 17.2 scoreless innings, a new club record since 1893, until Col’s Brenton Doyle hit a leadoff HR in Abbott’s fourth start…the previous team
record was held Wayne Simpson, who in 1970 began his Major League career with 15.0 scoreless innings…@EliasSports.
• Joined the Reds’ Taxi Squad on 6/4…the next night vs Mil made his Major League debut after just 41 minor league apps (39gs, 14-7, 3.45)…in 10 starts this
season for Chattanooga and Louisville went 4-0, 2.50 (54ip, 33h, 17bb, 90k, .171baa)…when promoted led minor league baseball in strikeouts (90k, 54ip).
• In his Major League debut, threw 6.0 scoreless innings to earn the 2-0 win vs Mil and snap the Reds’ 4-game losing streak…became the only Reds pitcher since
1893, when the mound was moved to its current distance, to produce in his Major League debut at least 6.0 scoreless innings while allowing fewer than 2 hits…
didn’t allow a hit until Joey Wiemer doubled with 1 out in the top of the fifth inning…first career strikeout was Christian Yelich.
• Is 1 of 12 Reds players to make his Major League debut this season and 1 of 16 rookies to appear in a game.
• Began the season at Class AA Chattanooga (3gs, 1-0, 1.15)…on 4/25 was promoted to Class AAA Louisville (7gs, 3-0, 3.05).
• Was the Southern League’s first Pitcher of the Week and the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April (4gs, 1-0, 1.74, 20.2ip, 9h, 6bb, 43k).
• Was selected by the Reds in the second round (53rd overall) of the June 2021 first-year player draft…was signed by Jeff Brookens
REDS STARTERS Homestand: 2-2, 2.79, .189baa
• With a 5.46 ERA rank 14th in the National League and 28th in the Major Leagues.
• The rotation’s 486.2 innings are fourth-fewest in the National League.
• In 7 games since the All-Star break have produced 5 quality starts (2-2, 2.79, 38.2ip,
12er, .189baa).
• Produced 5 quality starts streaks, most recently on Wed & Thu vs SF (Graham
Ashcraft, Andrew Abbott) and including a season-high 3-game streak from 5/24-5/26
(Ben Lively, Luke Weaver, Hunter Greene).
• From 5/3-5/23 went a season-high 18 games between quality starts (1-8, 7.06).
• Yesterday vs SF, Andrew Abbott pitched 8.0 innings, the longest outing by a Reds
starter this season.
INFORMATION BY REDS MEDIA RELATIONS; COURTESY MLBpressbox.com
